Phonograph.



A.. N. PIE RMAN.

PHONOGRAPH'.

' APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11. IBM.

Patented June 26, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB-17,1911- 2 nnw 2M awe;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JERSEY.

ALEXANDER N. PIEHMAN, OF NEW'ARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO NEW JERSEYPATENT COMPANY, ()F wES'I ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATIDN OF NEWPHoNoGRArH.

Specification of Letters Patent. P Patented Jll Ill. 26, 191 7.

Application filed February 17, 1911. eel-m nojsoaosa.

I he Iwhore'itvimy concern: I

it lnumn that 1 Annxannnn N. PIER- a. citizen oi the United States,residing cwarli, in the county of Essex and State ,Ncw Jersey, haveinvented. cr; 'tain new 1i'i(l.fnet-lad l1nprovcincnts inv Phonographs,

which that allowing is a. ,descri njon. I icinrcntion relates tophonographs and more particularly to lneniorandun] attachincnl'a i rn'such macl'iines. My object to I I rvidea new arul improved device ofthis i I cter which will permittheready mark- 111g,or iiulicatirm ofinstructions for any desired part at the record; a-ndin conformity with.this ohject nrv invention in its prer d-forin. coinpr es means formoving a ineinoranihua tape or other receiver across the .recmsd at aspeed corre's 'mnding with that ot, the recorder and. reproducer andneans for marking or ind' ating on the said tape the desired ins actionsand the parts the recorduto which they refer. v r 'i i tWit h this and.other objects in mind, my invention consists in the features hereinafter,QitfOrth and, claimed.

I111 the ;accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andin thefollow- )t'ioInI l'ltLVQ shown and described ed. forin of myinvention as apto the- Edison business phonograph; is understood thatthe same may he iam lied to phonographs of any tvpe Whatever. e i

Referring: to the drawings: mi igate-.1 is a plan view of a husinessphon t' n adapted for use by a dictatinin markii'ig the desiredinstructions on the n1e1no- 'l'mltlllll'l tape;v

wl ig. .J- is a. front elevathm thereof;

a Ri le 3 isa. plan view of a like phonograph k vided with a jl'orin'ofmyinvention for intlicatng to a transcriber the instructir s .llowcdin.transcribingthe recon .4 la afscction on the line i -l of Fig,

.1 having .rod 12' an wginde rod 3, on which 'iavehng carr age sslidahly.

hrough t intd operative position. .l

o 'rapltprovided with. a f()1' 11'1 of my inven upper part ofthe arm 15into the slot a so tion on the line 55 Iii x-QQ ll'l( )llllt(!.(l.Pivotally mounted on the "Front "end oithe; arriagc l is a frame 5supporting a. recorder 4.5 and a reproducer T, the

pivotal nioven'ient of this frame permitting either the "recorder or thereproducer to lie 1' and 2 show tl'lflfljilll'lfl 5 in. position .forrecording; and Fig. 3 shmve the same in posit-ion for1,'e ')roducing.The mandrel 8 is inounted on the main shaft 5) which is adapted to bedriven from the pulley 10 when operativcly connected thereto by thecl'utcl'rll. 12 rep-- resents a ,feed screw, which is ada i ted to heengaged by a. nut mounted on the bottom or the traveling carriage: tofeed the carriage .4 alone the record atthe desired speed.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, my improved memorandum attachment thereinshoivn comprises a frame 13 provided with a lower horizontal. arm 14,21.11 upper luarizontal arm 15, and an outwardly extending horizontalarm 16 at right angles to the arms 14 and ll". The arm 1+1: engages thetop 16 of the cabinet of the phonograph and detachahly secured theretoadjacent the left hand edge thereof by a, plate 17. This plate securedtothe arm ldand passes tln'ough a slot 18 Fig. 3) in the, top 01 thecabinet to which last named, part it is locked by the lever 19. Thislever pivotedto the r-abinet and provided with an extension 20 adaptedto engage the slot 21 in the plate 1 7. As it is custon'iary to providephonographs with the slot 18 and the locking lever 1D for securing thecover in" place, the frame 13 can he applied to such machines Withoutany change in tllflfitrlfl'filllllfl thereof. The

arm 15cis provided with a. horizontal slot 22 and hasseciired to itsupper face a iilurality of lugs 23 each pivotally siuiportinoa lever 24.l lach oil these lerers has pivoted intermediate its ends an axiallyinovahle ll'lalkil'ig pin or punch 25 passing loosely througl'i the 09These pins and levers are normally held in an elevated IIJOSllJlOD by'coil springs 26 surronndingthe pins and engaging attheir ends th top oftllfl'll'll'l 15 and shoulders 26 on the mnches 25; Aronical seat'Q-T isproe vided in. thehottnm oftlle 'slotiZQ for-each slot 22, and 29 ascrew or equivalent bearing secured to the arm 16 and adapted to supporta roll 30 of memorandum tape of paper or any other suitable indentablematerial. 2W are washers engaging thesides of the roll 30 to hold thesame in place. The memorandum tape is passed through the guide QTand theslot 22 and is detachably engaged with the pins 31 on the spring arm 32which is secured to the traveling carriage of the phonograph. Both thebearing 2!) and the arm 32 thus serve as supports for the tape. In theoperation of my device, the tape 30 is fed past the punches25 at thesame speed as the recorder and reproducer are fed across the record. Asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, these punches are located in a line at rightangles to the line of motion of the memorandum tape and are mountedrespectively above and adapted to mark upon the various parts of thesaid tape corresponding to the parallel longitudinal instruction spacesshown between the wires 38 in Fig. 3.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown a memorandum holder 33 preferably made ofsheet metal, and secured to and movable with the traveling carriage.This holder preferably comprises a lower sheet metal base 3+ secured tothe said carriage and an upper frame 35 secured at its frontlongitudinal edge to the base Bl and provided ith two openings 36 and37. The memorandum tape is adapted to be frictioually held between thebase 34 and the f nine 35, and in order to divide the said tape into thedesired instruction spaces, spaced wires 38 are run longitudinallyacross the openings 36 and 37 as shown in Fig. 3. A preferablytransparent card or plate 39 is placed above the'opening 37 to designatethe various longitudinal spaces. To indicate the part of the record towhich the instructions indicated refer, an index 40 pro vided with apointer 41 located adjacent to the opening 30 is secured to the crossrod 3.

In the operation of my device, the memorandum tape is-fcd past thepunches 25 at a speed cm'respondii'ig with that of the recorder. Thedictator may, therefore, mark thereon any instructions desiredrelatiy'ely to the various parts of the record by simply ,depressing thtproper lever 24. \Vhen it is desired to transcribe the record, thetransscriber places the tape in the holder 33 bringing it into the sameposition relatively to the traveling carriage as it held when marked bythe dictator. By bringing the pointer 41 to any desired mark on thetape,

the part of the record to which the instructions correspondiiig to thismark refer can be readily found.

' \Vhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is tobe under stood that my invention is not limited thereto. 7

Having now described my invention what in fixed relation with one ofsaid members,

and a recording mechanism in fixed relation with the other of saidmembers, said recording mechanism con'iprising a plurality of devicesfor indicating differentinstructions, together with means for operatingsaid devices to cause the same to record upon said memorandum receiverto indicate instructions at certain points'on the sound record receivingmember.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with aphonograph, of movable tape supporting means connected with saidphonograph and adapted to impart to the tape a movement of translationwith reference to the fixed parts of the phonograph, and marking meansmounted in proximity to the path of the tape, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a phonographhaving a rotatable record support, means for supporting a sound box, andmeans for producing a relative feeding movement between said first namedmeans and said record support, of a tapesupport connected with said 5.In a device of the class described, the

combination with a phonograph having a rotatable record support, meansfor sup porting a sound boxfand means for producing a relative feedingmovement between said first named means and said record support, of atape support connected'with said first named means and adapted to movethe tape in the direction of the relative'feeding movement between saidfirst named means and said record support, and marking means immovable mthe directlon of movement of the tape mounted in proximity to the paththereof, substantially as described.

6. In a device of. the class described, the combination with a.phonograph. provided with a rotatable record support, of means forsupporting. a roll of tape, and means connected with' said phonographand n'ifov able thereby for imparting a mo'vemeii't'of translation tothe tape, substantially as described.

7. In a device of the class-described, the combination with a phonographprovided with a rotatable record support, of a 'guide for 'amen'iorandumtape, and means connected with said phonograph and movable thereby forimparting a movement of translation to the memorandum tape through saidguide, substantially as described. I

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a phonographprovided with a rotatable record support, of means for supporting a rollof tape, means mov able by said phonograph for imparting a movement oftranslation. to the tape, and marking means connected With said phonograph and mounted in proximity to the path of the tape, substantially asdescribed.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination with a phonographprovided with a rotatable record support, of a guide for a memorandumtape, means connected with and movable by said phonograph for moving thetape at anniform speed through a memorandum receiver in i lixed r'latioirto j said guide and marking means mounted in proximity to thepath of the tape, substan tially as described.

10. In a. device of the class described, the combination with aphonograph provided with arrotatable record support, of means forsupporting a roll of memorandum tape, means movable to feed the tapeina. direc; tion at" right angles to the direction of rotation of therecord support, means .for guiding the tape in such movement, andmarking .means mounted in proximity to the path of the tape,substantially as described. Y

11. In a device of the class described, the combination with apbonographhaving a rotatable record support, means for supporting a" sound box,and means .ior p'ro dueing a relative -feeding movement between saidfirst named means aml said rec-.

ord support, of a tape support connected with said first named means andadapted to be moved thereby at a speed correspondinguiith that of therelative feeding |novement'between sald first named means and saidrecord support, substantially as described.

12. In a device of the class described, the combination with a soundrecord supporting member and a sound recording member in opcratiwrelation thereto, said members being movable with respect to each other,of a, memorandum device comprising a memorandum receiver, and means forre cording on said receiver to indicate transversely of the same aplurality of diiierent instructions, said memorandum receiver andrecording means being movable with respect to each other tQ dpel'lTllpfitlld re or ing'unean jto' dum receiver: nstructions for-certa npoint on a record. carried by sa d record support,

substantially as described.

ced-a up-an said n'ie iioran- ..-70 13. In a device 01' theclassdescribed, the

combination with a sound record supporting member and a sound recordingn'emher in operative relation thereto, s'aid mem-l bers being movablewith respect iO each other, of a memorandum device "comprising 7 amemorandum receiver, and recorfiiig means comprising a plurality ofdevices for indicating difi'erent instructions on memorandum receiver,said memoifandum receiver and recording means being mo able with respectto each other to permit said devices to record upon said ll hellnit'lill'e dum receiver instructions for certain points -on a recordcarried by "said record support substantially as described. a p p 14. Ina deviceof the elassdescribed, the combination with a sound recordsupport ing member and a sound recording member in operative relationthereto, said incmb being movable with respect to each other,

one of said'members, and a 1 ecori ingfmeol anism in fixed relation.with the other being arranged to indicatetransversely of said memorandumreceiver diflerent 1nstructions for certain points-on a record saidvmembers, said recording mechai'iisn'i 9 ing movable with respect toeach other, of a memorandun'i device comprising a memorandum receiver,and recording means com prising a plurality oi" punches for indicat ingdiifcrent instructions on said memorandum receiver, said memorandumreceiver and recording means being movable with respect to each other topermit said punches to record upon said memoraiulum receiver instructions for certain points on a record carried by said recordsupport, substantially as 5 described.

16. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a sound record supporting member and a sound recordingmember in operative relationthereto, said members be-' ing movable withrespect to each other, of a meniorandnm device con'i 'nfising a memorandfi'm rcreiver, and recording means com prising a plurality of axiallymovable devices for indicating diflerent histruction's on saidmemorandum receiver, said memorandum receiver and recording means beingmovable with respect to each other to permit said axially movabledevices to record upon said memorandum receiver instructions 13o forcertain points on a record carried by said record support, substantiallyas described.

17. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a sound record supporting member and a sound recordingmember in operative relation thereto, said members being movable withrespect to each other, of a memorandum device comprising a memorandumreceiver, recording, means comprising, a. plurality of devices forindicating different instructions on said memorandum receiver, saidmemorandum receiver and recording means being movable with respect 1: toeach other to permit said devices to record upon said memorandumreceiver instructions for certain points on a record 'carried by saidrecord support, and means tending to retain each of said devices ininoperative position, substantially as described.

18. .In a device of the class descrilwd, the combination with a soundrecord support-- ing member and a sound recording memberin operativerelation thereto, said members being movable with respectlto each other,of

a n'ien'ioramlum. device com 'irising a memorandum receiver, andrecordin,, means for indicating instructions in different parallel linesextending longitudinally of said re- 3 ceiver, said 'memoranduInreceiver and recording means being movable with respect 'to each otherto permit said recording means to record upon said memorandum receiverinstructions for certain points on a record one of said members, andmeans connected with the other ol said members aml movable.

thereby for imparting movement to the memorandum tape through.saidiguide, sub stantially as described.

20. In a device of the class described, a sound recording member and asound record receiving member, said members being movable u'ith respectto each other, tape upporting means, means movable by 075 of saidmembers torimparti'ng movement to the tape, and marking means fixerrelation to the other of said. m'fnl n*s and in proxin'iity to the path,o 't'. the tape, substantially as described. p

This specification signed and witnessed this 15th day of 1*ebruary,1911.

I ALEXANDER IIERMAX. \Vitnesses l iucnmuclt Bacnnas ANNA It. Kmzma.

